Tenor Roderick George enjoys a diverse career as a performer and an educator.  Recent highlights include his role debut as Sportin' Life in Porgy and Bess with Opera Theater of Pittsburgh and the role of Gérald in Lakmé with Union Avenue Opera (MO).  Among his other operatic roles are Rodolfo, Don Ottavio, Tamino, Alfredo, Ferrando, Albert, Camille de Rosillon, Ralph Rackstraw, and Benedict.  As a concert artist, he is heard regularly as a soloist in major concert and oratorio works.  He has also recorded and toured regularly throughout the U.S. and Spain as a soloist with the American Spiritual Ensemble.  He made his European solo debut in a series of orchestral concerts in Austria, including a benefit concert for Doctors without Borders and a gala concert celebrating the operettas of Robert Stolz. An SIUC alumnus, Roderick earned a doctorate in voice performance from Florida State University, and received advanced training at the American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz.  He was also a Resident Artist with Amarillo Opera and an apprentice artist with Des Moines Metro Opera. He is currently an Associate Professor of Voice at the University of Montevallo (AL).